Dr. Evan Flatow
Dr. Evan Flatow is a shoulder surgeon who retired from surgical practice in 2024 and is Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.
Dr. Evan L. Flatow, MD
Dr. Evan Flatow is a retired orthopedic surgeon in New York, New York, known for shoulder surgery and rotator cuff research. He retired from active surgical practice in 2024.
Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs at the Mount Sinai Health System and Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (since early 2025).
Mount Sinai states that Dr. Flatow retired from active practice in 2024. He is not seeing patients.
Shoulder and elbow surgery restores movement and relieves pain from tears, arthritis and instability. Orthopedic surgeons are medical doctors who treat conditions of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles.
About Dr. Evan Flatow
- Full Name: Evan L. Flatow, MD
- Credentials: MD
- Specialty: Orthopaedic surgery
- Subspecialty: Shoulder surgery
- Status: Retired from active surgical practice in 2024
- Current Role: Executive Vice President for Clinical Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System
- Gender: Male
- New Patients: Not applicable (retired from practice)
- Telehealth: Not applicable
- NPI: Not captured in this verification. Look up the NPI number on the NPPES NPI Registry (npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov).
Address and Contact
Mount Sinai Health System (administrative role)
- City: New York, New York
- Status: Not seeing patients
Dr. Flatow no longer sees patients. For shoulder care, contact Mount Sinai Orthopedics for a current shoulder surgeon.
Specialties and Education
His published areas of care and procedures include:
- Minimally invasive shoulder fracture repair
- Arthroscopic rotator cuff surgery
- Shoulder replacement
- Regional anesthesia for shoulder surgery
- Tendon biology research
Education and Training
- Undergraduate: AB, Princeton University, 1977
- Medical School: MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1981
- Surgical Residency: St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
- Residency and Fellowship: Orthopaedic surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Certifications, License and Affiliations
- Past Appointments: Bernard J. Lasker Professor and Chair, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine; Director, Orthopaedic Surgery Service, The Mount Sinai Hospital
- Past Leadership: President, Mount Sinai West (2014-2025) and Mount Sinai Morningside (2023-2025)
Insurance
Not applicable. Dr. Flatow has retired from clinical practice.
Fees
Not applicable.
Professional Information
- Past President, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons; former Chair of the Trustees, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
- Former Chair of the AAOS Publications Committee and Council on Education
- Helped develop a shoulder replacement system widely used worldwide
- Neer Award for Excellence in Shoulder Research (1992, 1994, 1996, 2004)
- Principal investigator on an NIH R01 grant on tendon damage
- Five books and more than 170 articles and chapters
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Dr. Evan Flatow known for?
Dr. Evan Flatow is known for shoulder surgery, rotator cuff research and helping develop a widely used shoulder replacement system.
Where does Dr. Evan Flatow practice?
He retired from surgical practice in 2024 and now serves in an executive role at Mount Sinai Health System in New York.
What does an orthopedic surgeon do?
An orthopedic surgeon is a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats conditions of the bones, joints, ligaments, tendons and muscles, including fractures, arthritis, sports injuries, spine problems and joint replacement surgery.
How can I book with Dr. Evan Flatow?
Appointments are not available. Mount Sinai Orthopedics can direct you to a current shoulder surgeon.
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